Examining bidirectional associations between perceived social support and psychological symptoms in the context of stressful event exposure: a prospective, longitudinal study

Table 2 Associations of perceived social support (general and workplace) at baseline with psychological symptoms (anxiety, depressive and PTS symptoms) at follow-up

Variable	Depressive symptoms			Anxiety symptoms			PTS symptoms^a
Variable	MR	p	95% CI	MR	p	95% CI	MR	p	95% CI
Perceived general social support	0.84	.005	[0.74, 0.95]	0.91	.065	[0.82, 1.01]	1.13	.361	[0.87, 1.49]
Adjusted model	0.84	.007	[0.74, 0.95]	0.94	.274	[0.85, 1.05]	1.20	.165	[0.93, 1.55]
Perceived workplace social support	0.82	.001	[0.72, 0.92]	0.90	.063	[0.80, 1.01]	1.11	.486	[0.83, 1.47]
Adjusted model	0.82	.001	[0.72, 0.93]	0.94	.256	[0.84, 1.05]	1.05	.703	[0.80, 1.38]

Adjusted Model: adjusted for neuroticism and number of previous traumatic events at baseline
PTS posttraumatic stress, MR Mean ratio. All variables are z-standardized
^aWith respect to PTS symptoms the analysis sample was limited to N = 250 participants who had reported a lifetime traumatic event at baseline

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